take a chance
• behave in a way that leaves one vulnerable to danger or failure.
• "the bank was prepared to take a chance and lend him 40% of the purchase price"
Similar:
risk,
gamble,
hazard,
venture,
speculation,
long shot,
leap in the dark,
pig in a poke,
lottery,
pot luck,
take one's chance
• do something risky with the hope of success.
• "he was tempted to stay on the train and take his chance"
